A few questions about armypainter quickshade dip

[MM]

Hello everybody,

I a massive breakaway from long established practice I want tot try the dipping method with armypainter quickshade (I bought the strong tone variant). Reason is I don't paint a lot anymore and my usual method takes quite long per miniature. Though nothing special I have a "clean" painting style with extensive blacklining, see for example:





The problem is I spend a lot of time correcting small mistakes and fixing up my blacklining. So I'd like to try a faster method, specifically for a large army of late 16th / early 17th century Dutch Revolt troops (with TAG TYW miniatures, very nice!).

I hope the process will be a lot quicker and hopefully the result somewhat more "gritty" and realistic. I browsed the forum and watched some videos on youtube so devised the following method...your comments and advice are welcome!

- paint basic flat colours on the miniature
> what is the effect of applying some crude highlighting at this stage? Will the dip make the transitions smooth while still visible?
> is a little bit of blacklining on the most important borders betweens colours (say between trousers and shirts) advisable?

- use a bit of turpentine on the miniature to aid flow, hold it upside down and let loose with an old big brush with the quickshade dip (quite thickly)
- turn the miniature right side up and after a very short while remove excess pools of the dip with kitchen paper

- wait at least a day and use a matte varnish

Another question: is the dark tone better for cuirassiers and the blackened armour of the day?

And last but not least: can I remove the dip with acetone or nailpolish remover?

[Digitarii]

Armypainter Strong tone is a very dark black/brown and works very well for what you are describing. I've used it on a huge batch of skeleton warriors that were spray coated with AP bone color. While it did darken everything, especially the metals, the effect was perfect for my project. I dip it straight, no thinning needed. I have not attempted to strip any miniature I have dipped in the AP stuff, so I can't say whether or not it can be removed.